Buggy-step.



PATENTBD MAY 28, 1907.

E. MAY.

BUGGY STEP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.7, 1906.

A TTORA'EYS UNITED T S Parana orgies. I ELIHU MAY, be itaenninssissirri i y Bossy-S P.

No. 854,753. i

riages, wagons andother vehicles and has for its object to provide a step capable of being swung laterally out of the path of rocks, tree-stumps and other obstructions in the road-bed thereby to prevent injury to the step.

I sald steps in A further object is to provide a step the tread surface of which is pivotally mounted on spaced hangers depending from the vehicle-bed whereby the tread-surface may be maintained in a horizontal plane regardless of the position of said step.

Afurtherobject is to provide apair of steps disposed one on each side of the vehicle and movable simultaneously to elevated or inoperative position, and means for locking inoperative osition.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efiiciency as well. as to reduce the cost of manufacture. if

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 isa perspective view showing a portion of a vehicle provided with a step constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing in dotted lines the position assumed by the step when the latter is swung upwardlyto inoperative position. Pg. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view illustratinga modified form of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in drawings.

The improved step is principally designed for use on carriages, wagons and other veall ofthe figures of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 7,1906. Serial No. 329,576.

' Patented Mayer;

hicles and by way of illustration i ish applied to a carriage of the ordinary struction in which 5 designates the body p. A I tion, 6 the bed and ,7 the seats. Extending transversely across the bed .of the vehicle and j ournaled in suit able brackets or bearings 8 is a pair of spaced rock-shafts 9 the op posite ends of which are bent.downwardly to] form depending hangers 1 0 the ends of-which are connected by a stri suitable material which Forms the tread suiface 11 of thestep. The opposite ends of the;

plate forming the. tread-surface oft-he tep are curved laterally to forintermina-l eyes i2 J adapted to receive the angular extensions 13 of said hangers whereby the tread-surface is pivotally supported on the hangers so that the tread-surface will always be maintained in a horizontal plane regardless of the position of the step.

By ing movement on the bed of the vehicle the step may be swung laterally out of the path of rocks, tree-stumps and other obstructions in the road-bed thereby preventing injury to the ste As a means for lockin the steo in elevated or inoperative position a suitable locking member 14 is secured to the bed of the vehicle on one side of the latter, said locking member being provided with a terminal spring catch 15 adapted to engage the adjacent hanger and thereby lock the step in ele vated position. i In Fig. 4 of the drawing there is illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the tread-surface 11 is formed of a continuous length of wire extended transversely across the angular extensions 13 of the hangers, thus presenting a roughened surface for en.- gagement with the foot. The wires forming the tread-surface 11 are threaded alternately over'and under arms 13, the latter being pro vided with enlarged heads 16 which engage the adjacent coils of the wire and thus prevent accidental displacement of the same.

The steps may be made in different sizes and shapes and plated, japanned or other.- wise coated to protect the same against the action of the elements.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive and efficient device admir ably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

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Having thus described the invention what is claimed is: 7 i

1. The combination with a vehicle, of spaced shafts journaled'on the bed of the ve 5 hicle and provided with depending hangers the ends of which terminate in laterally ex tending arms having enlarged heads, a tread surface inte osed between the hangers and v the enlarged lieads of the arms and forming a ivotal connection between said arms, and a ocking member secured to the bed of the vehicle andengaging the adjacent hangerforlocking'the treadsurface in elevated L osition.

2. The combination with a ve icle, of

:15 brackets securedto the: bed of the vehicle,

spaced shafts journaled in the brackets and provided withdepending hangers the ends of which terminate in laterally extending arms having enlarged heads, plates interposed be- 2 tween the hangers and the enlarged heads and having their opposite ends bent to form eyes for the reception of the adjacent arms, and a'locking member secured to the bed of the vehicle and ada ted to engage one of the.

hangers for locking 0th hangers in elevated position.

3. The combination with a vehicle, of brackets secured to the bed ,ofthe vehicle, spaced shafts journaled in the brackets and provided with depending hangers the ends of which terminate in horizontally disposed arms, a plate forming pivotal connection between said arms and having its op osite ELIHU MAY.

Witnesses:

C. C: ALLEY, H. G. ROBINSON. 

